Police in Illinois have responding to calls of an ongoing active shooter situation at an industrial park in Aurora, Illinois, which is located about 40 miles east of Chicago.

"We are told that multiple people have been struck by gunfire," a spokesman for the Kane County State Attorney's Office wrote in an email Friday afternoon.

An Aurora police spokesman told The Washington Post the suspect has not yet been detained and "multiple people ... multiple officers" are injured. The spokesperson could not confirm any fatalities. Those in the Highland-Prairie area are being asked to shelter in place.